FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Your Favorite Vegetarian Recipes and Hottest Takes
Also dinosaurs, Vagina Monologues, tabletop RPGs and whatever else you want to hang out and talk about!
Things I Read That I Love #194: She Wrote My Childhood Before It Happened
Topics include Flint, Margaret Atwood, the business of swinging, being emotionally ambushed by Oprah and everything that came before and after, Hokkaido, Alice Goffman and so much more!
Also.Also.Also: Weed for Cramps, Urban Trees and Other Stories to Start Your Weekend
Texts from Titanosaur, mushroom death suits, fashionable femmes of color, spruce up your Resting Bitch Face, I’m shipping these Barbies, Ellen Page, ya cramps, trans athletes in the Olympics and so very much more!
Playlist: Lullaby Renditions of Rock Songs That Will Soothe Your Very Soul
There’s nothing more adorable, heart-warming, or deeply inspiring as a tried-and-true rock song played by children’s instruments in a soothing manner. I promise.
17 Realistic Ways to Break Anyone Down
“Imagine them attempting to get on too tall of a bike.”
The Autostraddle Insider: Issue 19, January 2016
“It was like throwing a tennis ball at a wall and expecting it to bounce back but against all odds it gets stuck in the bricks.”
Follow Your Arrow: Plumber Hattie Hasan and Her Army of Female Tradespeople
“About half our plumbers are lesbian or bisexual, but that is by accident, not design. We think that women living outside the dominant box are probably more likely to also work outside of it.”
Ted Cruz Makes an Anti-Gay Gamble in Iowa as Trump Sits This One Out
Ted Cruz reassures voters in Iowa that he’s still very uncomfortable with LGBT people, Donald Trump says he’s boycotting tonight’s debate, a bisexual Nigerian woman denied asylum in Ireland, and more.
So, We’re Getting Married Now?
“Neither of us were comfy with the public spectacle of the thing, especially G. She didn’t like the thought of publicizing our private relationship. We also felt a bit blah about marriage itself, which can feel like an outdated institution. And there were practical worries, too — like how would we plan a big event, with so much on our plates?”
3 Things I’ve Learned About Dealing with Life from Giving Advice on the Internet
What years of telling strangers what to do about their problems has taught me about dealing with my own.
Pretty Little Liars Episode 613 Recap: Creative Writing On a Cruise Ship
Emily’s not dying after all. Sadly, neither is Ezra.
Pop Culture Fix: Clea Duvall and Natasha Lyonne Play a Lesbian Couple Again and Other Stories
Clea Duvall debuts her film “The Intervention” at Sundance, also “The First Girl I Loved” is a Sundance debut relevant to your interests, also Ellen Page on being a gay actress and Gaycationing, also the Academy makes moves towards being less white and awful and also other stories too!
LGBTQ Women, Real and Imaginary, Dominate GLAAD Award Nominees
Movies centered on lesbian, bisexual and trans women dominate this year’s film nominations, there are more trans stories featured than ever before and other exciting news from this year’s GLAAD nominations!
No Filter: Ellen Page Is Behind You
Stars: they’re just like us! Laura Jane Grace is dressed as a horse, Ruby Rose is dressed as a ninja turtle and Jenny Owen Youngs is wearing an apron covered in cats.
Fool’s Journey: Oracle Cards as an Alternative or Addition to Tarot
Oracle decks are an accessible alternative to tarot. Here are some of my favourites, plus ideas for how you could use them!
Anonymous Sex Toy Review: The Minna Limon
I want more sex toys like the Minna Limon please.
A-Camp 6.0 Recamps Part Two: I’m A Jenny In A Bear Suit, Baby
We’ve got everything: diva cups, girls with feelings and guitars, hand massages, busted knees, phantom doors, QTPOC speakeasy takeovers, Gabby in a canoe, Jasika Nicole in a smoke machine, fresh tears cried for Maddie, a bloody nose, butt sex, lip-syncing and gosh, so much more.
Indiana Lost $60M After Passing Anti-Gay Law Last Year, Doesn’t Stop Them From Proposing New Ones This Year
Indiana’s tourism took a hit after last year’s RFRA law was passed and they have six new anti-gay bills up for debate tomorrow, a grand jury indicts anti-choice activists who shot undercover video of Planned Parenthood, Obama bans solitary confinement for juveniles, a bisexual Jamaican receives asylum and more news!
The Fosters Episode 311 Recap: The Circle of Life
Monty apologizes to Stef and Lena about the Great Kissing Debacle of 2015, so Stef decides to let her live.
‘Tis the Season — for the Democratic Presidential Town Hall and Iowa Caucus
At last night’s Democratic Presidential Town Hall the three Dem candidates talked about policy, their past records, and why Iowa voters should choose them as their date to the homecoming dance.